The key to keeping low poly counts is to ensure your long boxy sections and slopes use the fewest polys as possible (they'll still look reasonable) while using the savings to splurge a bit on cylindrical and saucer shapes.
The shortest distance between two points is a strait line. Same goes for ploygon counts. *shrug* Not my worry.
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